HOLMAN KENDAL HANCOCK

 

 

     Holman Kendal Hancock, b January 16, 1869 in Falls County, Texas, d July 16, 1926 at Stranger and buried in Stranger Cemetery, Falls County, Texas - was a son of Samuel B. and Louisa Jane (Adair) Hancock, but was reared by his stepfather, Harris Kay, and is mother.

     Holman was married on December 12, 1890 at Stranger to Gertrude Eliza Garrett - a twin of James Thomas Garrett, b November 25, 1869 at Stranger, d November 18, 1941 and buried by her husband in Stranger Cemetery - a daughter of Robert Jasper and Mary ("Mollie" Smith) Garrett. After their marriage, Holman and Gertrude moved to Knickerbocker, Tom Green County, Texas, along with her twin and several her family members, to take care of their father's ranching business. After about five years, the Han cocks returned to Stranger, where Holman purchased the shares of his step-father's estate from his step- brothers and step-sisters - the Kays. When Gertrude's father died in 1918, they were able to build a new home, and Holman purchased the Stranger General Store from Floyd Swinnea, which was operated by different members of the family for over thirty years.

     Holman and Gertrude were members of the Baptist Church at Stranger, where Holman served as a Deacon and an Elder. He also was a Trustee of the Stranger School.

     Holman Kendal and Gertrude Eliza (Garrett) Hancock reared four of their seven children:

     Robert Bertran Hancock, b September 26, 1891, d December 11, 1891 in Knickerbocker, Tom Green County, Texas.

     Inez Gertrude Hancock, b May 18, 1893 in Knickerbocker, Tom Green County, Texas, d December 19, 1978 in Woodland Hills, California while visiting a daughter, and was buried in Nogales Cemetery in Nogales, Arizona - married August 17, 1916 in EI Paso, Texas to David John Cumming, b August 8, 1889 in Arizona, d December 23, 1965 and buried in Nogales, Arizona - a son of Douglas Wallace Cumming of Ontario, Canada, and his second wife, a daughter of Thomas McFaden - one of Nogales' earliest residents. John Cumming established a ranch in Arizona, and was a member of the School Board who interviewed Inez when she applied for a teaching position. They met, and were married - rearing their three children in Arizona.

     Armid Moray Hancock, b December 5, 1896 at Stranger, d December 21, 1896 and buried in Stranger Cemetery, Falls County, Texas.

     Cornick Kendal Hancock, b January 18,1898 at Stranger, d June 18, 1899 and buried in Stranger Cemetery, Falls County, Texas.

     Sanford Stallworth Hancock, b January 21, 1900 at Stranger -lives in Hamilton, Texas - married December 26, 1923 at Stranger, Falls County, Texas to Florence Werle in, b October 18, 1897 in Florida, d 1985 in Hamilton, Texas and buried in Stranger Cemetery.

     Loraine Eugenia Hancock, b March 24, 1902 at Stranger, Falls County, Texas - married in 1925 to Jesse Monroe ("Jack") Brothers, b March 10, 1903, d September 30, 1960 and buried in Stranger Cemetery - a son of Jesse Barzilla and Laura (Hufstetler) Brothers.

     Earl Conrad Hancock, b March 29, 1904 at Stranger, Falls County, Texas - married Alta Lela Yates (called "Daughty").

     Gertrude was often called out to help relatives and other friends (after the Stranger Community lost all its physicians) to help in time of illness, and during childbirth. She was a member in the Stranger Cemetery Association, which was established in 1938 by the women of the community, to raise funds for the maintenance of the cemetery. Holman and Gertrude's youngest son, Earl, and his wife continue to reside in Falls County.

 

Copyright Permission granted to Theresa Carhart for printing the biographies of these Falls County Families to this Web page.
"Families of Falls County", Compiled and Edited by the Falls County Historical Commission, page 209 column 1 and 2.  
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